After upgrading system to 10.04, encountered error messages and wireless adaptor no longer functions. package linux-headers-2.6.32-25-generic 2.6.32-25.45 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Joseph Hoyt Snyder]

ubuntu-bug -p linux

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-headers-2.6.32-25-generic 2.6.32-25.45
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: No
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.45-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC268 Analog [ALC268 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AptOrdering:
 system76-driver: Purge
 linux-headers-2.6.32-25-generic: Configure
 linux-headers-generic: Configure
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC268 Analog [ALC268 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: joe 2250 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0x94340000 irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC268'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0268,152d1777,00100101'
   Controls : 12
   Simple ctrls : 7
Date: Mon Nov 1 18:51:32 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Frequency: This has only happened once.
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=2ab6ae2e-efb8-429a-8c4a-ac86d54568d8
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: Quanta UW1
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic root=UUID=9fdd20be-ce71-4f01-9861-14fcfe916c81 ro quiet splash pciehp.pciehp_force=1
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34.1
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-headers-2.6.32-25-generic 2.6.32-25.45 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
WpaSupplicantLog:

dmi.bios.date: 05/19/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
dmi.bios.version: Q3F21
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Base Board Product Name
dmi.board.vendor: Quanta
dmi.board.version: 03
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ��������������������������������
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:bvrQ3F21:bd05/19/2009:svnQuanta:pnUW1:pvr04:rvnQuanta:rnBaseBoardProductName:rvr03:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct1:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: UW1
dmi.product.version: 04
dmi.sys.vendor: Quanta

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

From DpkgTerminalLog.txt:

Log started: 2010-11-01 18:51:12
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(Reading database ... 182119 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing system76-driver ...
dpkg: warning: while removing system76-driver, directory '/opt/system76/system76-driver/src' not empty so not removed.
dpkg: warning: while removing system76-driver, directory '/opt/system76/system76-driver' not empty so not removed.
dpkg: warning: while removing system76-driver, directory '/opt/system76' not empty so not removed.
dpkg: warning: while removing system76-driver, directory '/opt' not empty so not removed.
Processing triggers for python-gmenu ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_US.utf8.cache...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for python-support ...
Setting up linux-headers-2.6.32-25-generic (2.6.32-25.45) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/nvidia-common 2.6.32-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/rtl8187b 2.6.32-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic
python: can't open file '/opt/system76/system76-driver/src/rtl8187b_kernel_update.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory
run-parts: /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/rtl8187b exited with return code 2
Failed to process /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-headers-2.6.32-25-generic.postinst line 110.
dpkg: error processing linux-headers-2.6.32-25-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-headers-generic:
 linux-headers-generic depends on linux-headers-2.6.32-25-generic; however:
  Package linux-headers-2.6.32-25-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-headers-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and trying to help make Ubuntu better. However, it seems that you are not using a software package (system76-driver) provided by the official Ubuntu repositories. Because of this the Ubuntu project can not support or fix your particular bug. Please report this bug to the provider of the software package. Thanks!
If you are interested in learning more about software repositories and Ubuntu the following pages should be informative:
1. http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/components - information about Ubuntu repositories
2. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories - information regarding managing repositories.